Corporate Social and Ecological Responsibility of Russian Coal Mining Companies

¹ Kemerovo State Agricultural Institute, 650056 5 Markovtseva Street, Kemerovo, Russia
² Kemerovo State University, 650000 6 Krasnaya Street, Kemerovo, Russia
³ National Research Tomsk State University, 634050, 36 Lenina prospect, Tomsk, Russia

^* Corresponding author: nickravochkin@mail.ru

Abstract

Based on the provisions of corporate social responsibility and taking into account the specifics of Russian mining enterprises, the authors attempt to understand theoretically the corporate social and environmental responsibility in this paper. The study shows that the essence of the principles of socially responsible behavior has ancient roots, while the consumer's attitude towards nature begins only in the era of modern times. The genesis, evolution and transformation of social responsibility in Western countries in the twentieth century are traced. The necessity of taking into account the national social and cultural specifics of the domestic economy is substantiated instead of blind copying of foreign management practices. The difference in the formation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) abroad and in Russia is shown. The list of facts and factors contributing to the formation of CSR in Russian realities is given. With regard to the coal industry enterprises inconsistencies have been identified. Their overcoming will allow the enterprises formulating strategies for corporate social and environmental responsibility. The advantages of social and environmental responsibility in comparison with the legal one are presented. In conclusion, the authors summed up the theoretical interpretation of the object claimed in the introduction.